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Entries for January 2009
Most Hunters Receive Spring Turkey Tags by Mail
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From the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
-- With spring gobbler season just around the corner, South Carolina hunters will be happy to know that turkey tags are now being mailed to most hunters. Thanks to changes in the licensing syst...
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Winter Snows Creating North Dakota Lakes Access Concerns
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From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- Near-record early winter snowfall over much of North Dakota is generating public and state Game and Fish Department concerns regarding the state’s fishing waters. Winter anglers are having a to...
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Nonresident ND Any-Deer Bow Licenses Issued March 1
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From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will have 1,290 any-deer bow licenses available to nonresidents in 2009.
The number of nonresident any-deer bow licenses available is 15 percent of the prev...
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West Virginia Hunters Harvest Record 2,064 Black Bears
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From the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
-- West Virginia hunters harvested a record 2,064 black bears during the combined 2008 archery and firearms seasons, according to Chris Ryan, Black Bear Project Leader for the West Virgini...
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Walton Short’s long elk legacy comes to an end
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From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- MAGNOLIA – Arkansas’s premier elk hunter has died at the age of 84. Walton Short’s legacy will be forever intertwined with the state’s elk herd. Short died Sunday, Jan. 18.
In ...
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Goose hunters urged to watch for swans
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From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- JEFFERSON CITY—The killing of five trumpeter swans in central Missouri underlines the serious risks involved in failing to identify waterfowl before shooting
Eight trumpeter swans...
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A True Trophy
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By Jared Moffett
-- My name is Jared Moffett, and I am a 20 year old Chemical Engineering student at Mississippi State University. I bought my bow in 8th grade with money I earned working at a Farmer’s Market in my hometown of Slidell, L...
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Trophy hunting smear evolves from fish tale
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By Mike Handley
-- Never underestimate the power of words or those who wield it.
A major news magazine, several newspapers, websites and bloggers last week published stories slamming the practice of "trophy hunting," or so it seemed to ...
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Buckmasters Classic Is More Than a Hunt
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By Greta Locke
-- On Monday, Jan. 19, the Buckmasters crew, along with generous volunteers, gathered for the eighth Buckmasters Classic Life Hunt, held annually for seriously ill and disabled kids and a few select disabled hunters.
The event is hel...
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A Reward for Patience
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By Tim Ragle
-- In October 2006 I went on a bow hunt by myself in the northeast Indiana. I got in my treestand before daylight, and stayed there all morning without seeing any deer. By noon, I climbed down and drove to the nearest gas sta...
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Hunting Incidents Decrease in 2008
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From the North Dakota Fish and Game Department
-- The number of incidents involving North Dakota hunters in 2008 was below the average of the past decade, and nearly half what occurred in 2007. But sadly, two involved fatalities.
Jon Hanson, hunter...
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Watchable Wildlife Check-off on State Tax Form
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From the North Dakota Fish and Game Department
-- North Dakota taxpayers with an interest in supporting wildlife conservation programs are reminded to look for the Watchable Wildlife check-off on the state tax form. The 2008 state income tax form gi...
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SHOT Show Signals Positive Start for Firearms Industry in 2009
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From National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- ORLANDO, Fla. -- Buyers, exhibitors and media from around the globe flocked to Orlando for the shooting, hunting and outdoor industry's largest trade show, the National Shooting Sports Foundation's SHOT Sh...
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12 Hunting-Related Incidents Reported in Nebraska During 2008
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From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- LINCOLN, Neb. -- There were 12 hunting-related incidents in Nebraska during 2008, including one fatal incident, according to Nebraska Hunter Education Coordinator Mike Streeter.
The fatal incident occ...
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Nebraska Commissioners Approve Grant Applications
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From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners approved funding of six Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant applications, six Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant applicatio...
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Missouri Archery deer harvest sets record
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From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- JEFFERSON CITY—Bowhunters checked 44,434 deer during the 2008-09 archery deer season, setting a record and boosting the combined firearms and archery deer kill to 283,253.
Missouri’s arch...
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Missouri hunters set a safety record in 2008
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From Missouri Department of Conservation
-- JEFFERSON CITY–Missouri recorded 15 firearms-related hunting accidents in 2008, the fewest since the Missouri Department of Conservation began keeping records in 1963.
Conservation Department recor...
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